Commissioners steer sewer-allocation policy, keep moratorium while staff prepares metering rules
Jun 30, 2026
After a multi-hour review of sewer capacity and the building moratorium, commissioners directed staff to finalize a sewer-allocation policy that meters new residential sewer allocations (details to follow), keep allocation requests at concept plan stage, and return with draft ordinance changes and a review schedule.
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Commissioners at the June 30 Queen Anne's County meeting agreed to direct staff to draft final sewer-allocation and adequate public facilities (APFO) changes after reviewing remaining wastewater treatment capacity and moratorium findings. The discussion, the meeting's longest, centered on how to use roughly 450,000 gallons of remaining permitted capacity (including rerating) among residential, institutional and public-health needs.
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